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Minister for Justice (Sweden)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Minister for Justice |
| body | Sweden |
| native_name | Statsråd och chef för Justitiedepartementet |
| insignia | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
| insigniasize | 90px |
| insigniacaption | Lesser coat of arms of Sweden |
| image | Gunnar Strömmer Sweden Minister of Justice in 2024 (cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Gunnar Strömmer |
| incumbentsince | 18 October 2022 |
| member_of | Government of Sweden |
| National Security Council | |
| department | Ministry of Justice |
| appointer | The Prime Minister |
| termlength | No fixed term, |
| termlength_qualified | Serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister |
| inaugural | Louis Gerhard De Geer |
| formation | 20 March 1876 |
| website |
National Security Council
The Minister for Justice (), formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry of Justice, is a member and minister of the Government of Sweden and is appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister is responsible for policies related to combating terrorism, democracy and human rights, family law, the judicial system and the Constitution of Sweden.
The current Minister for Justice is Gunnar Strömmer of the Moderate Party.
History
The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Justice (), similar to the office of Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs (). Until 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice also served as a member of the Supreme Court. Following the ministry reform in 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice became head of the newly instituted Ministry of Justice. In 1876 the office proper of Prime Minister of Sweden was created and at the same time the Minister for Justice was created. Before 1876 the Prime Minister for Justice had in practice been granted exclusively to members of the most prominent noble families.
List of officeholders
Prime Ministers for Justice (1809–1876)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Axel Wachtmeister | 9 June 1809 | 5 April 1810 | Independent |
| Fredrik Gyllenborg | 5 April 1810 | 18 August 1829 | Independent |
| Mathias Rosenblad | 18 August 1829 | 16 May 1840 | Independent |
| Arvid Mauritz Posse | 16 May 1840 | 5 September 1840 | Independent |
| Carl Petter Törnebladh (acting) | 5 September 1840 | 14 January 1841 | Independent |
| Carl Petter Törnebladh | 14 January 1841 | 5 January 1843 | Independent |
| Lars Herman Gyllenhaal | 5 January 1843 | 28 December 1844 | Independent |
| Johan Nordenfalk | 28 December 1844 | 9 March 1846 | Independent |
| Arvid Mauritz Posse | 23 March 1846 | 10 April 1848 | Independent |
| Gustaf Sparre | 10 April 1848 | 25 September 1856 | Independent |
| Claës Günther | 25 September 1856 | 7 April 1858 | Independent |
| Louis De Geer | 7 April 1858 | 3 June 1870 | Independent |
| Axel Adlercreutz | 3 June 1870 | 8 April 1874 | Independent |
| Edvard Carleson | 4 May 1874 | 11 May 1875 | Independent |
| Louis De Geer | 11 May 1875 | 20 March 1876 | Independent |
Ministers for Justice (1876–present)
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| Portrait | Minister for Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Born-Died) | Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||||||||||||
| Louis De Geer d.ä.]] | bSize = 100 | cWidth = 100 | cHeight = 125 | oTop = 7 | oLeft = 0 | officeholder_sort = De Geer d.ä., Louis | born_year = 1818 | died_year = 1896 | 1876 | 3 | 20 | df=y}} | 1879 | 6 | 6 | df=y}} | 1876 | 3 | 20 | 1879 | 6 | 6}} | alt_party = Independent (politician) |
- According to the data above, Anna-Greta Leijon was the first female appointed as the Minister for Justice (1983). However, Laila Freivalds was the first female with a legal credential to become the Minister for Justice (1988–1991; 1994–2000)--as Leijon had a labor background.
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